Washington: Parents, pay attention! A new study has found that children in the United States with the use of a larger screen time at the age of 9-10 are more likely to gain weight one year later.
The findings of this study were published in the journal ‘Pediatric Obesity’.
Happy! You have managed to throw your voteogin to see the results of the study found that every additional hours spent on almost all forms of screen time was associated with a higher body mass index (BMI) one year later.
In particular, the researchers found that every hour extra spent watching or streaming television, youtube videos, video games, video chat, and SMS caused a higher risk of weight gain one year later.
At the beginning of the study, 33.7 percent of children were considered overweight or obesity, and this increased to 35.5 percent a year later, the proportion expected to rise in adolescence and early adulthood.
BMI is calculated based on height and weight.
The researchers analyzed the BMI Z-Scores, which was a relatively adjusted weight with the age and sex of the child, of the 11,066 Preteens which was part of the study of the cognitive development of the adolescent brain, the largest long-term study of brain development in the United States.
Children answered questions about their time spent on six different screen time modalities, including television, social media, and SMS.
“Screen time is often settled and can replace time for physical activity.
Children are exposed to more food advertising and tend to snack and overeat while disturbed in front of the screen,” said the main author, Jason Nagata, MD, Assistant Professor Pediatratri at the University of California, San Francisco.
“The image of the negative and overheating body will then be the result of the exposure to social media and the ideals of the body that cannot be achieved,” said the senior author, Kyle T.
Ganson, PhD, assistant professor at the Faculty of Social Work of the University of Toronto.
“This study emphasizes the need for more research on how the screen time has an impact on the welfare of young people now and in the future,” Ganson added.
“This study was conducted before the Covid-19 pandemic, but the findings were very relevant for pandemics,” said Nagata.
“With distance learning, the cancellation of youth sports and social isolation, children have exposed to the unprecedented level of screen time,” Nagata added.
“Screen time can have important benefits such as education and socialization during a pandemic, but parents must try to reduce the risk of excessive screen time including increasing settling time and reducing physical activity.
Parents must regularly talk to their children about the use of time and Development of the plan to use family media, “Nagata’s knot.